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Napoleon's birth
He was bor in an island in the Mediterranean , Corsica, just after France annexed the island. -
Napoleon becomes captain
He rose quickly through the ranks -
Napoleon becomes commander
Just two years after he becomes captain, the comitee of Public safety made him a brigader general. -
Napoleon becomes comander of French armies in Italy
Here, he won a series of battles and he becomes famous for his speed, strength, surprise attcks, and decisive action. -
Becomes a hero
He returns to France and is commanded to invade Britain, but he knew that France couldn't do it, so instead he suggested to strkie indirectly at Britain by taking out Egypt. -
British defeated the French
They had defeated the French nava, so Napoleon abandonded his army and returned to Paris. There he took part in the coup d'etat. This overthrew the Directory and set up a new government, called the consulate, where he had absolute power. -
Napoleon has an argument with the church
He came into an agreement with the pope that recognized Catholicism as a religon of the majority of French people -
Consul for life
He controlled the army, conducted foreign affairs, and influenced legislaters. -
The civil code
The Napoleon code reserved principles that revolutionaries had fought for, which was human rights, the right for everyone to choose a profession, religious views, and fuedal obligations. -
The new aristocracy
Between 1808 and 1814, Napoleon created 3,200 nobles -
The final defeat
Napoleon enters Paris in triumph
